Entries from May 2008

What to tell the bees?

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, May 28. 2008
By Susan Harper The beliefs about bees being sentient and intelligent creatures go all the way back to ancient Greece, and an old custom or superstition persists down to this day: If you're a beekeeper, and there's a death in your family, someone must go right away and tell the bees. In many cultures there are detailed instructions. The ... [Full Story »] 

The underwear puller-upper

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, May 28. 2008
By Willis Cook "The world is so full of a number of things ..." declared Rudyard Kipling. Well, he was right and a walk in the woods will convince you of it. But of all the marvelous and fascinating things in the world, I don't think anything can hold a candle to the surprises that arise from being married. How can you be married to someone for ... [Full Story »] 

Jack Townsend

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, May 23. 2008
Jack Richard Townsend, 79, of Athens, died Saturday, May 17, 2008, at St. Mary’s Hospice House. Born in Spruce Pine, N.C., he was the son of the late Colonel Calvin Townsend and Janie King Townsend and was Methodist. A resident of Athens since 1975, he was the owner and operator of BET-Townsend Hearing Aids, traveling into numerous areas with ... [Full Story »] 

MCHS coach going to Taiwan

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, May 22. 2008
BY KRISTI REED Mill Creek High School head basketball coach Phil Bollier will be a busy man this summer. Between summer workouts with the high school basketball team, coaching a summer league team and teaching numerous summer camps, Bollier had a busy schedule planned even before being offered the opportunity to participate in a unique coaching ... [Full Story »] 

Mill Creek’s spring practice ends

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, May 22. 2008
Mill Creek High School ended spring football practice Saturday with an inter-squad scrimmage. Mill Creek head coach Shannon Jarvis said practice went very well. “All in all, across the board, it was probably one of the best spring practices we’ve ever had,” he said. “We’re very excited about the summer.” Approximately 200 players ... [Full Story »] 

Old Peachtree Montessori School to expand campus

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Thursday, May 22. 2008
BY KRISTI REED The Barrow County Planning Commission has recommended approval for a request from Raymond Garcia to expand the campus of the Old Peachtree Montessori School on Hills Shop Road in Auburn. Garcia has asked that .98 acres located at 67 Greentree Drive be rezoned from R-1 to C-3 for a private school. Garcia recently purchased the ... [Full Story »] 

Dragons fall in state quarterfinals

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, May 22. 2008
The Jefferson Dragons’ dream of a Class A state title was crushed after facing Pacelli. The quarterfinal series was in Columbus on Tuesday. The Dragons, coming out of a three game series against Eagles Landing Christian last week, knew that the road to the finals was tough. Jefferson was shutout in the first game of the double header after ... [Full Story »] 

Panthers finish spring practice

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, May 22. 2008
JCCHS ended spring football practice with a day of events including an alumni game, fund-raiser and scrimmage game. Charles Smothers IV, won a 50” plasma screen TV as part of the Jackson County football fund-raiser, May 17. The TV was donated by W.A. Kendall and Company. As part of the end of the spring practice, the Jackson County ... [Full Story »] 

Kull commits to Piedmont College

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, May 22. 2008
Jamie Kull has committed to play golf at Piedmont College. Piedmont College has a nationally ranked NCAA Division-III men’s golf team. Kull will join the Piedmont College golf team in the 2008-2009 season. The program has just completed its fourth year of team competition and has been ranked as high as 22 in the nation among all Division-III ... [Full Story »] 

DFACS building on front burner

Posted by
BanksNewsTODAY
Thursday, May 22. 2008
Banks County Department of Family and Children Services Director Kenny Jarvis said at the monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 21, that there is money in the state budget for new buildings, and Banks County is one of them. Jarvis said Joe Watkins, with the Department of Human Resources and himself have done their work on the space plans for a new ... [Full Story »] 
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